nycdaug Chapter 96: Unleashing a powerful attack at 0 frames per second—the battle was exhilarating!
Chapter 96: Unleashing a powerful attack at 0 frames per second—the battle was exhilarating!
Chapter 96: Zero-frame ultimate attack, the battle is exhilarating!
Upon learning of this, Yu Wang simply waved his hand and let Duck C practice holding the "Environmental Guardian Badge"! Maybe one time during practice, he'll perform exceptionally well and his pronunciation will suddenly become perfect. The badge will sense this and he'll directly complete his extraordinary advancement!
These are all things that can't be said for sure.
Night fell silently and unnoticed.
There were only a few hours left until the agreed-upon midnight.
Night fell, and a blood moon hung in the sky.
In a stretch of sea far from the Little Yellow Duck, a two-story sightseeing boat with a metal hull slowly sails along, carrying two special boats and three covered boats.
Monsters use the barnacles that grow wildly on the ship's hull to climb onto the ship, only to be blasted apart by water cannons that appear from the side.
The atmosphere inside the cabin was oppressive at that moment.
Ghost Tiger himself, a man in his thirties, thin and with a sinister look in his eyes, was sitting on the wooden chair at the head of the table.
Before him stood five henchmen dressed in different ways, heads bowed, not daring to utter a sound.
"Useless! A bunch of useless trash!"
Ghost-faced Tiger slammed his hand on the armrest, the sound echoing in the cramped cabin, making everyone's eardrums ache.
"I told you to investigate! To find out! You're really hitting the jackpot!" What's their background? Male or female? What kind of ship do they sail? What kind of equipment do they have? What's the strength of their fleet?!
"And the result?! Huh?! What did you bring me back?! 'First riser, seems pretty rich,' 'processes transaction information quickly as requested' — that's it?! Can't the hell I watch the channels myself?! What use are you guys?!"
One of the subordinates, bracing himself, whispered in defense: "Boss—it's not that we didn't try our best, it's just that that guy is too cunning."
He almost never speaks on public channels and never reveals any personal information. People who have traded with him only say that he replies quickly, but in private chats, they only discuss the details of the transaction and nothing else.
We pretended to be potential buyers to try and get information out of them, but we were either ignored or brushed off by the customer service representative who seemed to be giving automated replies with a set script.
"Useless trash!" Ghost-faced Tiger cursed again, his chest heaving.
This feeling of the enemy being in the dark while he was in the light made him extremely uncomfortable and also gave him a vague sense of unease.
"Keep investigating!" Ghost-Faced Tiger gritted his teeth, forcing out the order. "If you can't find out from him, go to those connected to him! Those who have done business with him before! Buy them with resources, threaten them, whatever you do, you have to pry open a crack in the net!"
"Yes, boss!" The men responded hastily, as if they had been granted a pardon.
Ghost-faced Tiger waved his hand, as if shooing away a few annoying flies.
Once the cabin door closed, the footsteps faded away, and there was no one around, the furious and gloomy expression on his face slowly subsided, replaced by a forced piety.
Having been an atheist for over thirty years, I suddenly began to have faith. From being half-believing and half-doubting, to believing a little, and then to fanaticism, this is an inevitable process.
He looked around to make sure no one was watching before carefully taking out something wrapped tightly in oilcloth from his pocket.
Uncover the oilcloth to reveal an ancient earthenware jar covered in seaweed, its exterior perpetually damp, as if it had just been salvaged from the deep sea.
The jar is not large, about half the size of a fist, with a rough surface covered with traces of erosion over time and holes from which marine organisms have attached themselves.
The opening of the jar was sealed with a substance resembling congealed blood, making it difficult to open.
"Ghost-Faced Tiger" held the jar reverently, his eyes burning with fervor, and murmured, "As expected—relying on those useless fools is pointless. At crucial moments, we still need the power bestowed by the master—"
"As long as I take control of the 444 district, with over 80,000 slaves, I can make them hand over their eyeballs every day, and then the adults can eat as much as they want."
Time flies, and it was midnight in the blink of an eye.
To avoid returning from a dungeon only to find themselves staring intently at the monsters that have climbed onto their boat, survivors rarely choose to run dungeons at night.
However, the reason everyone left the dungeon tonight wasn't because of the monsters, but for another reason.
At this moment, regardless of their biological clock, most of them are awake and intently staring at the numbers next to the "Long-term Dungeon Lion Ant Dynasty" in their panel's "Dungeon Module".
As the duel time approached, this number continued to drop, especially after "Ghost Tiger" entered. A large number of players who wanted to stay and watch the show were driven away crying and complaining in the chat interface.
The number of players in the instance went from a full thousand to a few hundred, and finally to a few dozen.
Until it stops at 2.
Clicking on the numbers reveals two IDs: "You're about to hit the jackpot" and "Ghost Tiger".
Both sides were very honest; when they said they would fight one-on-one, they meant it, and neither of them did anything as shameful as hiding someone beforehand.
However, the ID is displayed directly in the copy, so even if someone wants to hide, they can't, and people outside can see everything clearly.
Furthermore, there is a time limit for each entry; you can only stay for a maximum of 3 hours at a time. If you exceed the time limit, you will be kicked out of the instance and have to queue up again to enter.
Currently, only the 444 partition is running dungeons, and the queue situation is not too bad.
During the peak of the daytime hours, you can get in after waiting for about half an hour.
I can't believe how rare it will be to find a spot in this instance that can only accommodate 1000 people at a time after seven days.
Welcome to the Lion Ant Dynasty!
[Type: Long-term instance]
[Level: 1+]
[Description: Ten years ago, a winged lion ant queen landed here, and from the day she landed, she began an endless cycle of feeding and reproduction. Ten years later, the local inhabitants are plagued by pests and have organized three expeditions to exterminate them, all of which have resulted in heavy losses.]
The recent publication of an article titled "On the Impact of Introducing Beneficial People on Ecological Restoration" has sparked heated discussion, with local communities hoping that these beneficial individuals will bring hope to the land.
Objective: Eliminate ant infestation
The moment the system notification sounded in Yu Wang's mind, the dizziness from the teleportation vanished. His feet touched solid ground, and the scene before him instantly became clear.
He was on the edge of the entrance to an extremely open, trumpet-shaped natural cave.
The space here is vast, easily accommodating over a thousand people.
Behind them, the cave entrance should have connected to the land outside, but at this moment, an invisible air wall firmly blocked the exit, forcing all survivors who entered the instance to turn around and explore deeper into the cave.
At this moment, Yu Wang was fully equipped from head to toe: poisonous thorns, fish skin soft armor, blood coral set, ordinary rhinoceros beetle, flashlight, monster essence, a bunch of random beans, area survivor map, weapon, and the duck B in his hand, which had regained the "anti-armor shield" effect.
DuckB is tough and can deal damage, it's good at everything, the only downside is that its movement speed is a bit slow.
Dealing with monsters is fine, but fighting humans makes you an easy target.
The ship has now reached level 3, and it should be able to continue upgrading, but it just hasn't found the right opportunity yet.
Yu Wang guessed that its evolution was related to constant battles, but recently it hadn't had many opportunities to hone its skills against other creatures.
Suppressing his chaotic thoughts, Yu Wang scanned his surroundings.
At first glance, the edge of the cave entrance was empty, with no one in sight.
He wasn't in a hurry; he took out a map of the area's survivors and immediately switched to a god-like perspective.
Sure enough, at the first corner inside the cave, there was a point of light hidden there, motionless.
Just as he was naively thinking that Ghost-Faced Tiger was about to launch a sneak attack, Light Spot seemed to realize that his intentions had been exposed and suddenly attacked at full speed!
Yu Wang quickly put away the map! A violent aura was almost upon him!
Without time to think, he held the anti-armor horizontally in front of him, pushed off with his feet, and immediately leaped into the air, consuming 7% of his stamina to perform a "Heroic Leap" in mid-air, further extending his time in the air.
It was this lightning-fast reaction that allowed him to narrowly avoid a sweeping attack accompanied by the sound of wind being cut!
While in mid-air, Yu Wang instantly locked onto the attacker.
Not far away, a figure that had swelled to nearly twice its size and exuded a terrifying aura stood there like a demon crawling out of hell, as if it had been waiting there for a long time!
Upon seeing the state of "Ghost-Faced Tiger," Yu Wang felt a slight chill.
Ghost Tiger was also wearing protective gear, which looked like giant lobster armor, but it was not a complete set, consisting only of a helmet, leg guards, and arms.
His body was bare-chested, without wearing any soft armor or clothing.
What was really wrong was his body; his eyes were bloodshot, his pupils had shrunk to the size of pinpoints, and his breath was accompanied by hot, white mist.
His muscles were bulging unnaturally, as if they were about to burst at any moment, and his naked upper body was covered with bulging, bluish-black blood vessels that twisted and writhed like earthworms.
Especially on the face, neck, and arms, the raised veins are densely packed together, and at first glance, they really do look like some kind of ferocious tiger head pattern.
This is no longer human! It looks like a deformed monster that has been injected with a thousand doses of berserk venom!
The moment I entered, it started with zero frames and a huge attack!?
"roar--!
""
Ghost-Faced Tiger didn't care whether this was a survivor who couldn't quit in time or someone who was just trying their luck. His brain, squeezed by muscles, couldn't think clearly, and he let out a roar that sounded inhuman!
Just like the description in the chat channel, when they see a living creature, they pounce on it like a wild animal!
He abandoned all conventional weapons, seemingly filled with a distorted confidence in his deformed body. Bare-handed, with a stench of blood, he charged at Yu Wang like a restless rhinoceros!
The battle erupted instantly!
boom! boom! boom!
The dull thuds of fists and feet colliding echoed in the empty cave entrance, like the beating of drums.
After several solid collisions and parries, Yu Wang shook his arm, which was numb from the impact, and quickly estimated the data in his mind:
After being given the drug, Ghost Tiger's strength attribute is approximately between 7 and 7.3, which is the level of a heavyweight weightlifter in their prime!
As for speed and physique, it is not possible to make an accurate judgment at the moment, but judging from the opponent's rapid attack speed and the hard feel of the blows during the previous exchange, these two attributes are definitely not lower than 7 points!
Moreover, he seemed to be extremely insensitive to pain, as he was taking some kind of drug. His fist slammed into the DuckB brand anti-armor shield without hesitation, almost smashing it into a bloody mess. Yet, his bloodshot eyes only showed a more frenzied killing intent, and his attack rhythm remained completely intact!
On the contrary, Duck B's health bar kept decreasing, and even with timely replenishment of meat to restore it, it was far from keeping up with the consumption.
Yu Wang simply put down the duck B and let it hide to the side, relying on the "arm guards" that came with the Blood Coral Set to withstand the attack.
Duck B helplessly hid in the distance, its eyes burning with surging resentment, and its desire to become stronger grew wildly!
At that time, Yu Wang was embroiled in a fierce battle.
Ghost Tiger's stats are almost on par with his base attributes after he wore the "Conspicuous Bag II" title (3-dimensional +2)!
Yu Wang quickly glanced at his current panel:
[Title: Eye-Catching Bag I (Wearing, Effect: 3D Attributes +2) Veteran Eater, Pioneer (Temporary)]
[Extraordinary Path: Monster Merchant]
[Temporary Abilities: Wealth Perception, Bubble Helmet, All Things Grow, Heroic Leap, Energy-Storing Electric Gun]
Qi and Blood: 85.8%
Strength: 5.66 + 2 (7.66)
Physical condition: 6.4+2 (8.49)
Speed: 6.2 + 2 (8.2)
In a pure hand-to-hand combat scenario, the two sides have similar basic strength, with Yu Wang even having a slight advantage in speed and physique.
With his far superior combat experience and fighting skills, Yu Wang could easily outmaneuver Ghost-Faced Tiger, who only knew how to use brute force to charge and fight.
With the electric harpoon and the Blood Coral armor set providing excellent defense, the situation should have been one-sided and overwhelming.
However, as the battle progressed, Ghost Tiger suffered more and more wounds from harpoons and punches and kicks. Instead of becoming more relaxed, Yu Wang felt the pressure increasing and the battle becoming more and more difficult!
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